Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-24
of the officers and council of the CITY of
Milwaukee. Adjourned.

of the officers and council of the CITY of
Milwaukee. Adjourned.
House-Bills passed: Relating to lands
sold for taxes. To authorize the county
of Dunn to construct and maintain free
wagon bridge over and across the &Chip-
pewa river, between the towns of Spring
Brook and Rock Greek, or the towns of
Dunn and Perie, as the county board NAV
designate. Requiring the commissioners
of public lands to dispose OF certain in
delnnitY lands received by the state in
lieu of swamp and overfowed lands locat-
ed by military bounty warrants from
Sept. %, 1852, to March 3, 1857, the min
imum price per acre being 81, the pro-
ceeds to go to the proper coun-
ties and towns. Relating to the annual
meetings of town insurance comparses.
On motion of Mr.. Hall the rules were
suspended and No. 36f, A.. to revise chap
ter 70, of the laws of 1885, entitled, san
act TO incorporate the city of Amigo"
was taken up and passed. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, MARCH IS.
Senate.-Gov ernor Rusk returned the
senate bill authorizing the Improvement
of the St. Louis Bay, in Douglas county,
by a tax TO be raised by the county, with
his objections thereto. The governor
deems the Improvements being made in
said bay by the general government to be
sufficient, and opposed the custom of
sectional legislation that is becoming to
extravaganza to be wise. The senate re-
fused to pass the bill over the veto. The
following bills were passed: To amend
the revised statutes of the state of Wis
consin in relation to plank and turnpike
road corporations. To amend the revIs-
ed statutes relating to highways and
bridges. To amend the revised statutes
by increasing the number of collections
to be printed for the State Historical So
ciety of Wisconsin, decreasing the num-
Der of supplemental catalogues of its
library, and providing for the publication
of occasional special catalogues thereof.
Adjourned.
: Rouse-Bills passed as follows: To
amend the charter of the city of White
water. To amend the charter of the
city of Waupaca. Relating to peddlers
license fees. To amend the charter of
the city of Stoughton. Relating to spec
ial town meetings. Repeating sections
1876, 1917, 1913, 1919, 200 and 2O1, of the re-
vised statutes, relating to the pre- emp
ton of public lands. Relating to the
fees of the clerk of the circuit court for
Eau Claire county. Stipalating that no
agricultural mechanical or similar So
cietles shall receive any money from the
state, if they shall permit either gamb-
ling or liquor selling on their grounds
during fairs. Relating to executions
TO authorize the appointment of special
administrators in certain cases. To
change the boundaries of Forest and
Marinette counties. It provides that
townships 81, 35, SO and 81 north, of
ranges Is and Is east, shall be detached
from Forest county and attached to
Marinette county. The assembly then
adjourned till Monday evening.
SATURDAY, March, 49,
Senote-The senate had a short morn
ing session and concurred in assembly
bills as follows: Relating to the Office of
assistant attorney general; RELAXING to
life and accident insurance corporations;
to amend section 1880 revised statutes
relating to threading communications; to
amend chapter 1877, general laws of 1881
entitled, "act to establish municipal |
court in Rock county" relating to the I
Obstruction Of noxious weeds. The senate
adjourned till Monday evening.